FNUS75 KGJT 062103
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
303 PM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1436 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DEEP MOISTURE IS IN PLACE OVER THE BURN SITE FOR
JUST TODAY WITH A DRYING TREND TO OCCUR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. AT 3
PM MDT STORMS ARE THREATENING TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE FIRE SITE. THE
FLOW ALOFT BECOMES NORTHWEST THIS EARLY EVENING AS THE DRIER AIR
MASS BEGINS TO PUSH IN. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL THE BOUNDARY PASSES AROUND 2100. WINDS
WILL AGAIN BECOME TERRAIN DRIVE...DOWNSLOPE...OVERNIGHT. ON
TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVERHEAD AND MOISTURE IS
DIMINISHED. THEREFORE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE
CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 1-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 1-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JOE RAMEY
REQUESTED BY...WOLF IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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